Synonyms for wall

Most common

rampart · bulwark · parapet · block · profile · partition · chandelier · wainscot

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

Verb

Antonyms

sieve

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Definitions

1. n. 1

   A rampart of earth, stones etc. built up for defensive purposes.

2. v. 1

   To enclose with, or as if with, a wall or walls.

   He walled the study with books.

Related words

Word family

wallboard wall-less wallpress wall-to-wall wallwalk

Phrases

wall socket wall time wall of silence wall pellitory wall plug green wall living wall wall board

Forms

Plural

walls → ramparts, bulwarks, parapets, defenses…

Past participle

walled
e.g. walled → fenced, palisaded, surrounded…

Example sentences

• rampart I'll answer any question, as long as it pertains to Rampart.
• bulwark Islam is a bulwark against gender ideology.
• parapet Last week he hurled the local blacksmith over a parapet into a stream.
• block The statue was carved from a block of cherry wood.
• profile All the photos were posted on her Twitter profile.
• partition Can a body, hand, or finger enter the safety partition?

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters

block¹, fence¹

6 letters

paries

7 letters

defense², profile², defence², rampart², bulwark², parapet³

8 letters

surround², palisade³, wainscot²

9 letters

partition³

10 letters

chandelier³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (defense² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

mur

Italiano

muro

Español

pared

Deutsch

Mauer

Català

paret